I was just informed of this today. Don't know if they might hold back the Helix again but i am nervous from how the Rep was responding that i could be pushed back again.

Or

The rep clearly didn't know what they where talking about, But some info is better than no info.

Also got a small price estimate with configuration of i-core 7 processor, 8 gigs Ram and 256 gigs of SSD storage. I think we are looking at $2000.00 USD with stated configuration....I was a little pushy, but that was only b/c i am pressed for time.

I'm using this configuration for a portable digital art work station running cs6, z-brush , 2013 3ds max, and other digital art professional grade tools on the go. The touch screen with digitizer sensitivity is a must (think of it as a portable cintiq), and the extra processing power and ram is needed for crunching those polygons... I intend to over clock it a tad to push out a wee bit more from the i-core 7.

When you can actually draw on your art and not have the weird learning curve form the disconnect of a tablet input device that is not integrated into the screen, it can take your art to a whole new level... Trust me on this one guys...

Yeah that's great and all if you have the looty to drop on a crazy expensive touch display and don't mind being tethered to your desktop... I'm looking for the all in one package. That is why I am going with the Helix ThinkPad convertible. May not have nearly as much pressure sensitivity, but this product gives me the freedom of walking to the nearest park, off site location, or working during a flight to get some work done...

Is that some engineering model? Or model they are showing off it is possible?

We've seen this before and folk get excited then the models in the stores don't have it. I read the Lenovo site I linked to a few times and nothing in the specs or pages there about the Wacom digitizer.

Be sure you get this in the specs and don't buy unless you have full return privileges as sometimes these things are not working on delivery. You get a promise that it will be fixed in a later driver. Or you discover your apps don't work with it.Bob

I agree with you, but I do believe to the best of my independent research and discoveries that this is what you will get in the final delivery. Could be a reason why they set back the ship date a few months b/c of manufacturing difficulties and/or the lunar Chinese new year...

I will wait to purchase until i get the full specs on release and a final unboxing/review of the product just in case they go with a classic bait and switch tactic you have described above.

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